R.Borg promises to abandon MMA if he fails to cut weight again. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @tazmexufc
Former challenger for the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg.), Ray Borg, announced that he will retire from MMA if he fails to make the weight cut for an official Ultimate fight again. The athlete made the statement on his official Twitter account, last Thursday (19). The last episode in which Borg did not fulfill his obligations with the scales took place in UFC Philadelphia, in March of this year.
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“I want it to be noted that if I lose weight again or lose a fight due to something other than a serious injury, I will leave MMA for good. I’m coming back better than ever”, published the fighter.
In his last fight, Ray moved up a category. Previously, the athlete was among the flyweights. In March, however, Borg tried his luck in the bantamweight category (up to 61,2kg). Even though he was fighting in a higher category, the fighter failed to make the weight cut, was punished and, what's more, he was defeated in the fight against Casey kenney, UFC Philadelphia.
Borg, 25 years old, stated that he has adopted a new lifestyle, which will bring benefits to his performance within the UFC. The fighter comes from two consecutive defeats in the organization. The penultimate, for the title fight in the flyweight division against the former champion, Demetrious Johnson.
“Since I got home after my last fight, I've made some drastic changes to my lifestyle habits. I used to be very careless with my diet and would fail to spend time in the gym between fights, which turned training periods into weight cutting sessions. I took my career to a whole new level mentally, and started taking the steps so that my training is cutting weight and fighting (simultaneously)”, concluded Ray.
Ray Borg has a record of 15 fights, 11 wins and four losses.
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- Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) April 18th 2019
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